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BALTIMORE, Md.--Without any pomp or circumstance, the Harvard men's lacrosse team finally decided to pack it in for the year. The gutsy Crimson was beheaded by the mighty Virginia Cavaliers 23-12 in the NCAA quarterfinals yesterday at Johns Hopkins University...
...otherwise, competing in the vice-presidential-nomination contest--through whispers, faxes and surrogates--is a good investment. After all, it's not just about 1996. If Dole loses, the outcome of the G.O.P. mating game will go a long way toward determining who jumps to the head of the pack next time around...
...left largely to his spirited mother Ruth. "Stubborn but never villainous" is her description of the result. Franklin began smoking as a child by picking up discarded butts, and it became a potent symbol of rebellion. Ruth at one point attempted aversion therapy by making him smoke a whole pack, but she hadn't reckoned on his strength of will: "By the time I finished all 20," he writes, "I must have vomited five or six times...but it gave me great satisfaction not to give in." On another occasion the mother, provoked beyond reason during a fast-food jaunt...
Despite the lackluster performance, there were a few fun moments in the concert, like the catchy intro chants ("Do that shit! Funky shit!") that got the crowd involved. When the group urged the crowd to scream "Let's pack the pipe," Harvard students went along with it, chanting louder and louder. If Dean Lewis was watching, he probably had a nervous breakdown. Just the thought of that was more entertaining than anything the Pharcyde offered...
...unknowingly, rather than penalizing those who are not eager to sprint. Let its education enrich our character and not merely put a stamp on the person we have always planned to be. Let a slower Harvard pace make the runners pause for reflection rather than having the rapidly-moving pack leave the walkers out of breath...